Lehigh Valley Phantoms sign Austin Fyten

New Lehigh Valley Phantom Austin Fyten skates as #16 of the Lethbridge Hurricanes against the Kelowna Rockets on November 1, 2008.

New Lehigh Valley Phantom Austin Fyten skates as #16 of the Lethbridge Hurricanes against the Kelowna Rockets on November 1, 2008. (MARISSA BAECKER, GETTY IMAGES)

Gary R. Blockus, Of The Morning Call

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Austin Fyten, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound left wing, has become the eighth player signed by the Lehigh Valley Phantoms for the 2014-15 season.

Fyten, who played with the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League and the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL last season, signed a two-way AHL contract, meaning he could split time between the Phantoms and the Reading Monarchs. The Monarchs are the ECHL affiliate of the Phantoms and the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers.

The 23-year-old Fyten is a native of Sundre, Alberta. The left-handed shooter scored seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points in 47 games with the Barons last season, plus nine goals and six assists for the Steelheads.

In the 2012-13 season, Fyten scored 14 goals and 27 assists for 41 points in 46 games for the Steelheads and played in 11 games with the AHL's Texas Stars, chipping in two assists.

Most of the players assigned to the roster of the Phantoms in the 2014-15 season will be on NHL contracts with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Tickets for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms preseason home games are on sale now by calling (610) 347-TIXX (8499) or by logging on to pplcenter.com. The Phantoms will take on the Hershey Bears on Wednesday, Oct. 1 and will battle the Albany Devils on Saturday, Oct. 4. Fans may choose upper-bowl seating for $12 or lower-bowl seating for $15.

The regular season home-opener at the PPL Center takes place Friday, Oct. 17.

Partial-season tickets are available by calling the Phantoms at 610-224-GOAL (610-224-4625).